Clarity on the impact of the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2016, and the Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Bill 2016, passed in June 2017, in this practical guide endorsed by Geoffrey Ma GBM QC SC, the Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

The only publication which offers the first analytical and comprehensive look at the proposed amendments and revisions to the Companies (Winding-Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32) now pending before the Legislative Council, this is an essential publication to understand and comprehend all relevant amendments and changes to the law.

The first comprehensive guide that brings together applicable Hong Kong and English authority, so that the Hong Kong civil practitioner will, perhaps for the first time, have all the relevant law in one place in relation to documentary evidence.

The Second Edition of Law of Companies in Hong Kong continues to be the main substantive text on company law more than a year after the law’s enactment continuing to provide all the recent applications and updates on the progress of this new companies regime.

The must-have commentary and annotations of the (new) Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) on all 921 sections and 11 schedules, including all 12 provisions of the Subsidiary Legislation (Cap. 622A- 622L) – highlighting the key changes, precedence and applications enacted by the new law one year after its commencement.

Investor Protection in Capital Markets – The Case of Hong Kong focuses on the regulatory protections available to public investors who have decided to invest their money and trust in Hong Kong listed companies. This book analyses procedures and regulations put in place to ensure investors are given adequate protection for their investment, with the objective to provide the public with transparent and sufficient investment information.

40% MORE CONTENT – KEEPS YOU UP-TO-DATE ON ONE OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST DEVELOPING JURISDICTIONS

• Impact of amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act
• Updated for the Arbitration Act 2013 and other new legislation
• Review of key judicial decisions on a range of commercial topics
• Analysis of FATCA and other new cross-border tax information exchange arrangements
• Amendments to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework

The Hong Kong Stock and Futures Exchanges – Law and Microstructure is the first book designed to provide readers with a legal, regulatory and operational insight into the mechanisms for securities trading in Hong Kong. This book opens the “black box” by providing detailed and comprehensive analyses not only of the licensing of exchanges and broker-dealers, but also of the processes and mechanisms for trading, clearing and settling transactions in stock, options, and futures. Further, it benchmarks the state of the Hong Kong market against international regulatory standards and developments in international securities markets. The text also explains the exciting technical and international transformation of the Hong Kong exchanges in recent years and proposes a model for the eventual integration of the Hong Kong securities market into the securities markets of mainland China.

The third edition of Business Law in Hong Kong continues to build on the success of the first two editions proving to be a hugely popular text. It provides an overview of some basic themes relating to law and the legal system in Hong Kong. Individual chapters on subjects such as torts, contracts, company law, the legal systems of Hong Kong and mainland China and e-commerce give readers a sense of the business and social environment in which law operates.

The use of offshore vehicles for international financial transactions is flourishing and is becoming more and more popular in the Asia Pacific region. The Fourth Edition of this landmark work Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Company Law is an indispensable, practical guide to the laws of these important jurisdictions. The downturn in world economies has led to the insolvency and restructuring of many offshore entities bringing a new focus on the insolvency regimes in each jurisdiction with recent reported cases in Bermuda, BVI and the Cayman Islands. This new edition examines these major changes and provides updated analysis, commentary and template forms for a variety of actions as well as extracts of relevant regulations. The side-by-side comparison of these three jurisdictions is particularly useful for onshore practitioners or company secretaries.

Since its first edition, Civil Litigation in Hong Kong has proved to be an unparalleled, practical guide to civil procedure in Hong Kong. Its commentary, checklists and sample documents have been a valuable source of knowledge for law students, trainee solicitors and experienced lawyers.

Taking a practitioner approach, Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide 2Ed, builds on the strength of the first edition including over 70% new material with two new chapters and specifically addresses the new Arbitration Ordinance. It is simply the definitive text on one of the fastest growing areas of law in Hong Kong.

Written by leading practitioners and academics, Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong is the authoritative, comprehensive work for Hong Kong practitioners and is cited with approval in judgments. The new edition has been fully revised, capturing over eight years of recent case law, and a chapter on the emerging area of Data Privacy has been added.

This is a fully comprehensive and up-to-date book on discrimination law in Hong Kong. It adopts a practical approach and is an all-encompassing book which shows what behaviors and policies that Hong Kong Employers can and cannot get away with.

Intellectual Property Law and Practice in Hong Kong is the essential treatise for the modern day IP practitioner.This fully comprehensive, up-to-date book takes a highly practical approach and includes two unique chapters of Commercial IP and Internet IP.

The second edition of this leading work provides a comprehensive explanation of the nature and operation of Hong Kong''''''''s procedural rules. Over 2,000 new cases have been considered in publishing the second edition. It also includes a CJR supplement that will focus on the analysis and impact of fundamental changes in Civil Practice post effective date of April 2, 2009.